Even before a child has been conceived, the parents and family members are already placing gender expectations on that unborn child. ... From the answer, given gender expectations start to roll out of people's mouths. ... But if it's a girl she will make a great nurse or teacher. ... The effects of gender expectations and discrimination are also seen in different cultures. ... In her essay, Sandra wrote about how her father had wanted her to find a great husband and have children. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The roles of women in ancient times have changed a great deal in some aspects and remained the same in others in present day society. ... Antigone goes beyond the expectations of women when she takes on the responsibility to burry her brother Polyneices. ... Ismene portrays the stereotypical expectations of women early in the play but later transforms her beliefs. ... Evidence of such expectations date back as far biblical times. ...

• Word Count: 477
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Role expectations have been a part of our society for hundreds of years. ... The role expectations of the children in the story are greatly influenced by tradition and by the setting of the story. ... Both the boys and girls consider these practices to be normal, as custom has embedded the role expectations in them. ... At the end of the week's baseball game, Ernie gloats about the game from the pitcher's mound, saying, "And [it was] real great, eh? ... The water conflict is such a small matter in itself, yet the children take it so seriously that it leads to great change within the...

• Word Count: 1283
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As stated by Omadjohwoefe "Men go for hunting, build houses and meet other survival expectations of the women. ... Nigerian women place great importance on breastfeeding and the bond that it creates between mother and child ". ...

• Word Count: 638
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Its no wonder that Cather describes the scenery so extensively, with quotes such as "The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up." ... Then there is Antonia, growing up away from all these social expectations, away from the cities and stuffy aristocrats. ...

• Word Count: 821
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• Grade Level: High School

The sexes are different because their brains are different. (Moir, 1991) In the past ten years, there have been many researches concerning what makes the sexes different. Remarkably, these doctors, scientists, psychologists, and sociologists are not working together but still have arrived at a ve...

• Word Count: 1744
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The Woman Warrior proves her great determination and daring power as she struggles for her own survival. ... In response to this stereotypical judgment, The Woman Warrior faces the dragon and defies expectations. ...

• Word Count: 1005
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• Grade Level: High School

It uses gender roles as a mean of promoting products that impacts society expectations especially females. ... Moreover, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and housewives features the life of a family that spends a great deal of time and money on appearance, with a consequent rise in fame and popularity of its girls and women. ...

• Word Count: 941
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• Grade Level: High School

She is young, unsophisticated, chatty, and brags about all the society, especially "a great deal of gentlemen's society- that she had in New York (285). ... However, this shows her new knowledge, the knowledge of a woman who acts as she believes and feels, not on expectations. ...

• Word Count: 1214
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Introduction The topic of sex differences in the play preschoolers has been explored by many researchers in the past. Studies have been conducted on basic sex differences such as what toys and gender of playmates do young boys and girls prefer. The size of children's play networks, as well as...

• Word Count: 2481
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lessing starts off the story with a description of three men at work on the roof during the week of the hot sun. I believe Lessing wanted to emphasize the characteristics of men of the construction class. These guys were tough, they were constantly exposed to heat, hard headed, domineering and egois...

• Word Count: 4111
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School